Nao Hibino
Nao Hibino is a Japanese tennis player. On 18 January 2016, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 56. On 31 July 2017, she peaked at No. 43 in the doubles rankings. In 2015, she won her first WTA Tour title at the Tashkent Open.
Career
2014
Hibino made her WTA main-draw debut at the Japan Women's Open, in the doubles event where she partnered Riko Sawayanagi. They lost in the first round to Yurika Sema and Erika Sema. Prior to her main-draw debut she had won four singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In 2015, she made her Grand Slam debut at the US Open where she defeated Anna Tatishvili in the first qualifying round.2015
In 2015, Hibino reached the final of the Fukuoka International Women's Cup where she lost to Kristýna Plíšková. The following week she won the Kurume Best Amenity Cup, defeating Eri Hozumi in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Hibino made her debut at Wimbledon, defeating Ayumi Morita in the first qualifying round before losing to Anna Tatishvili. Her second $50,000 title came at the Stockton Challenge, defeating Belgian An-Sophie Mestach in the final. This was Hibino's first singles title outside Japan. Her rise continued when she continued her good results at the Gold River Challenge and the Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships, reaching the semifinals and winning the title, respectively. At the US Open, Hibino reached the final qualifying round, defeating Tereza Martincová and Eri Hozumi before losing to Kateryna Bondarenko.At the Japan Open, Hibino won her first singles WTA main-draw match defeating Hiroko Kuwata in three sets, before she lost to Madison Brengle. Her success on the WTA Tour continued when she won her first WTA title at the Tashkent Open without dropping a set. Her wins were over Anhelina Kalinina, Kateryna Kozlova, Bojana Jovanovski and Donna Vekić in the final. This title gave Hibino a career-high ranking, breaking into the top 100 for the first time in her career.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.Singles
Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.WTA Tour finals
Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2015 Tashkent Open – Singles| | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard |  Donna Vekić | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | 2016 Tashkent Open – Singles| | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard |  Kristýna Plíšková | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | 2017 Malaysian Open – Singles| | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | International | Hard |  Ashleigh Barty | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | 2017 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Singles| | Jiangxi Open, China | International | Hard |  Peng Shuai | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | 2019 Japan Women's Open – Singles| | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard |  Misaki Doi | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2017 Monterrey Open – Doubles| | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard |  Alicja Rosolska |  Dalila Jakupovic  Nadiia Kichenok | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–1 | 2017 Tashkent Open – Doubles| | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard |  Oksana Kalashnikova |  Tímea Babos Andrea Hlavackova | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | 2018 Taiwan Open – Doubles| | Taiwan Open, Taiwan | International | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova | Duan Yingying Wang Yafan | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | 2019 Japan Women's Open – Doubles| | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard | Misaki Doi |  Christina McHale  Valeria Savinykh | 3–6, 6–4, |
| Loss | 2–3 | 2019 Tianjin Open – Doubles| | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | Miyu Kato | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 3–6, 5–7 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2012 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 10,000 | Hard | Mari Tanaka | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2012 | ITF Mie, Japan | 10,000 | Grass | Yurina Koshino | 6–2, 0–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2012 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | 10,000 | Carpet | Yuuki Tanaka | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2013 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Erika Sema | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jun 2014 | ITF Fergana, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard |  Nigina Abduraimova | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–2 | May 2015 | ITF Fukuoka, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | Kristýna Plíšková | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | May 2015 | ITF Kurume, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | Eri Hozumi | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2015 | ITF Stockton, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  An-Sophie Mestach | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Win | 7–2 | Aug 2015 | ITF Lexington, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Samantha Crawford | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Nov 2015 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | Zhang Shuai | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Oct 2017 | ITF Liuzhou, China | 60,000 | Hard | Wang Yafan | 6–3, 4–6, 3–3 ret. |
| Win | 8–4 | Jul 2018 | ITF Honolulu, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Jessica Pegula | 6–0, 6–2 |
Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2012 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | 10,000 | Carpet | Emi Mutaguchi | Miyu Kato Misaki Mori | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2013 | ITF Gifu, Japan | 50,000 | Hard | Riko Sawayanagi |  Luksika Kumkhum Erika Sema | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2013 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Akiko Omae |  Yoo Mi Han Na-lae | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Fergana, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard |  Prarthana Thombare | Hiroko Kuwata Mari Tanaka | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | Miyu Kato | Miyabi Inoue Akiko Omae | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Apr 2015 | ITF Ahmedabad, India | 25,000 | Hard | Prarthana Thombare | Peangtarn Plipuech Nungnadda Wannasuk | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2015 | ITF Sacramento, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  Rosie Johanson | Ashley Weinhold Caitlin Whoriskey | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2015 | ITF Lexington, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  Emily Webley-Smith | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–4 | Oct 2016 | ITF Poitiers, France | 100,000 | Hard | Alicja Rosolska |  Alexandra Cadanțu  Nicola Geuer | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Mar 2018 | ITF Zhuhai, China | 60,000 | Hard |  Danka Kovinić | Anna Blinkova  Lesley Kerkhove | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Oct 2018 | ITF Suzhou, China | 100,000 | Hard | Misaki Doi | Luksika Kumkhum Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–5 | Aug 2019 | ITF Vancouver, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | Miyu Kato | Naomi Broady  Erin Routliffe | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–5 | Nov 2019 | ITF Shenzhen, China | 100,000 | Hard | Makoto Ninomiya | Sofia Shapatava Emily Webley-Smith | 6–4, 6–0 |